Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday urging the Florida Department of Transportation to open the Northwest 154th Street bridge across Interstate 75 which connects Miami Lakes and Hialeah and Miami-Dade County. Commission Chair Jose “Pepe” Diaz had proposed the item in February for the transportation committee and the full board voted March 1 to defer it and give Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo and...

   A workshop will be held to present plans to the public about an emergency medical center that is being proposed for Miami Lakes.    The Graham Companies is seeking approval from the Town of Miami Lakes for the center which Baptist Health South Florida would build and operate in Miami Lakes Business Park West.     The workshop is scheduled for March 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601...

A deal has been reached between Miami-Dade County, Hialeah and Miami Lakes about two closed and long-disputed bridges that cross Interstate 75 between the two municipalities. Hialeah residents in new developments on the west side of I-75 wanted the spans open so they could access schools in town and the Palmetto Expressway. Miami Lakers wanted both bridges to remain closed, fearing traffic that would add to current gridlock during...

     Isaac Camargo is the new advertising sales representative for The Miami Laker. He joined the newspaper on Feb. 14.      “I am excited to meet all of the business owners and help them grow their businesses through advertising,” Isaac said.      Isaac brings an extensive background in advertising and printing to the job: He formerly owned Premier Corporate Printing in Kendall,...

    Heading south along Oak Lane in Miami Lakes Business Park West, you’ll encounter an office for the Florida Lottery where folks redeem tickets worth $600 to just under $1 million; Sharp Electronics Corporation; a U.S. Probation & Parole Office and Floridian Clinical Research which conducts medical trials.       Among the blocks between Northwest 146th Street and Northwest 148th Street that stretch...